Translator's Preface
Author's Preface

Chapter 1: Why Academic Achievement Matters

1.
The importance of academic achievement
2.
Difficulties in improving academic achievement
3.
A Study of School Effectiveness Across Three Generations
4.
The Importance of Teacher Quality
5.
Ways to improve teacher quality
6.
conclusion

Chapter 2 The Need for Formative Assessment

1.
The Importance of Teacher Professional Development
2.
Origins of Formative Assessment
3.
Definition of formative assessment
4.
Formative assessment strategies
5.
Evaluation: The Bridge that Connects Teaching and Learning
6.
conclusion

Chapter 3: Clarifying, Sharing, and Understanding Learning Intentions and Achievement Standards

1.
The Importance of Learning Intentions
2.
When to Use Learning Intentions
3.
Problems and Achievement Criteria in the Construction of Learning Intentions
4.
Pros and Cons of Rubrics
5.
Practical techniques
6.
conclusion

Chapter 4: Deriving Learning Evidence

1.
Find out what students know
2.
Find out where students' ideas come from
3.
Practical techniques
4.
conclusion

Chapter 5: Providing Feedback to Improve Learning

1.
Quality of feedback
2.
Feedback as guidance for future actions
3.
Practical techniques
4.
conclusion

Chapter 6: Enabling Learners as Educational Resources for One Another

1.
Effective collaborative learning
2.
Practical techniques
3.
conclusion

Chapter 7: Enabling Learners to Take Charge of Their Own Learning

1.
Student self-evaluation
2.
Self-test
3.
self-regulated learning
4.
Practical techniques
5.
conclusion

Epilogue
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Formative assessment techniques that help teachers and students grow together

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